To be responsible for evaluation, treatment planning, referral, care management, individual follow-up, & group therapy based on clinical evaluations of targeted populations; & acts as a consultant & liaison to physicians & clinical staff as well as outside agencies.
Essential Functions:
- Completes mental status & psychosocial assessment of members.
- Provides individual & group psychotherapy & classes implementing goal specific & measurable treatment plans.
- Evaluates, counsels & refers members to more appropriate mental health provider(s) or to community resources when indicated.
- Provides urgent care & crisis intervention as indicated.
- Provides more specialized treatment modalities when qualified by special training.
- Consults regularly w/ psychiatrists on member care.
- Communicates w/ Behavioral Health colleagues, Primary Care providers, & other Kaiser Permanente providers & agencies as needed to facilitate integrative care.
- Prepares & submits reports on mental health activities as requested.
- Participates in staff development meetings & in quality of care activities on a regular basis.
- Manages panel & practice management within departmental guidelines.
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Traveling to Marlow Heights 3 days per week and at Northwest 2 days per week.
Basic Qualifications:
- Five (5) years of post-master's clinical experience in mental health required.
- One (1) year of experience providing individual and group therapy required.
- One (1) year of experience providing urgent care or crisis intervention required.
- One (1) year of experience providing CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) required.
- Master's degree in Social Work required.
- Enrollment in PECOS within 90 Days of Hire required.
- Practitioner Discipline Listed as being accepted by Medicare.
- Licensed as a clinical social worker by the state in which the service is performed - LCSW in VA, LCSW-C in Maryland, or LICSW in DC required.
- National Provider Identification (NPI) required.
- Strong Assessment and Diagnostic Skills.
- Treatment Planning Expertise.
- Strong Individual and Group Therapy Skills.
- Efficient and Effective Practice Management in a Fast Paced Clinical Setting.
- Customer Focus and Strong Ability to Function as a Team Member.
- Flexibility.
- Proficiency in the use of applicable computer software required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience providing DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) preferred.
- Experience working with Eating Disorder, OCD, and/ or Borderline Personality Disorder Populations preferred.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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